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An electron enters a chamber in which a uniform magnetic field is present as shown


An electric field of appropriate magnitude is also applied so that the electron travels undeviated without any change in its speed thorugh the chamber. We are ignoring gravity. Then, the direction of the electric field is
PhysicsMagnetic Effects of CurrentKVPYKVPY 2013 (SA)
Options:
  • A opposite to the direction of the magnetic field
  • B opposite to the direction of the electron's motion
  • C normal to the plane of the paper and coming out of the plane of the paper
  • D normal to the plane of the paper and into the plane of the paper
Solution:
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The correct answer is: normal to the plane of the paper and into the plane of the paper
$\mathrm{q} \overrightarrow{\mathrm{E}}+\mathrm{q}(\overrightarrow{\mathrm{V}} \times \overrightarrow{\mathrm{B}})=0$
Hence, into the paper.

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